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About Jarka Village

Jarka is a small village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 126 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jarka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jarka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722134
Area (hectares) 115.36 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 126
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jarka compares

By the 2011 count Jarka is the 161st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 115.36 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Jarka

Jarka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Jarka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Jagannathpur, Jaljura, Jambani and Jamda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jarka

As per the Census of India 2011, Jarka village had a population of 254. That makes it the 161st largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Jarka village has 126 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jarka has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Jarka is 722134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jarka covers 115.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jarka falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Jarka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jarka.

Jarka is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jarka today is likely to be higher.

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